Real Madrid vs Villarreal, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid

16': Pau Torres (OG)
48': Vinícius Júnior

FT
2 - 3

Villarreal

39': Samuel Chukwueze
70': José Luis Morales
80': Samuel Chukwueze

Real Madrid crash to Villarreal defeat as title chances fall further away

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Samu Chukwueze scored twice to inflict a further blow on Real Madrid's title hopes as they were beaten 3-2 by Villarreal at home on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
1': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Yeremy Pino.
3': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Pau Torres.
4': Offside, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos tries a through ball, but Antonio Rüdiger is caught offside.
5': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
5': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Ramón Terrats (Villarreal).
10': Foul by Ramón Terrats (Villarreal).
10': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
13': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
13': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni following a set piece situation.
16': Own Goal by Pau Torres, Villarreal. Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 0.
18': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
18': Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aïssa Mandi with a headed pass.
19': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
19': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
19': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
20': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Ramón Terrats (Villarreal).
23': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
24': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Foyth.
25': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
25': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a set piece situation.
27': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yeremy Pino following a fast break.
28': Foul by Marco Asensio (Real Madrid).
28': Pau Torres (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Parejo.
29': Attempt blocked. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramón Terrats.
30': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
30': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Ramón Terrats.
34': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
34': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
35': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
35': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
35': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
37': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
39': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 1. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
43': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
45': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
45': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
45'+3': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
45'+3': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Nacho (Real Madrid) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 1.
45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Villarreal 1.
45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Éder Militão replaces David Alaba.
46': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
46': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
47': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
48': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
49': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
51': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
51': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
52': Offside, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
54': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
54': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
54': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
58': Attempt blocked. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross.
58': Offside, Villarreal. Juan Foyth tries a through ball, but Aïssa Mandi is caught offside.
59': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Karim Benzema.
61': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
61': Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
63': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
64': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a cross following a corner.
65': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
65': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Attempt missed. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
66': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
66': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Substitution, Villarreal. José Morales replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
67': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Yeremy Pino.
67': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
69': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
69': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
70': Attempt blocked. José Morales (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
70': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 2. José Morales (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
71': VAR Decision: Goal Real Madrid 2-2 Villarreal (José Morales).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
73': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
73': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric.
75': Offside, Villarreal. Daniel Parejo tries a through ball, but José Morales is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Dani Ceballos.
76': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Nacho.
77': Attempt missed. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
78': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
80': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 3. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Álex Baena.
84': Delay in match (Real Madrid). VAR checking.
84': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Madrid.
86': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
86': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Pau Torres.
89': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
90': Attempt missed. Nacho (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
90'+1': Substitution, Villarreal. Kiko Femenía replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
90'+1': Substitution, Villarreal. Johan Mojica replaces Álex Baena.
90'+2': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
90'+2': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Juan Foyth.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo following a corner.
90'+6': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Villarreal).
90'+6': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 3.
0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 3.
0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Villarreal 3.

Statistics

VIL		RMA
19	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	5
51	Possession	49
17	SHOTS	18
8	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
382	Accurate Passes	383
443	Passes	432
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	9
0.1	Cross %	0.2
43	Long Balls	28
25	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	16
19	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	6
13	Effective Clearances	19
13	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 57,887

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Real Madrid	31	+47	78
2	Barcelona	31	+28	70
3	Girona	31	+24	65
4	Atlético Madrid	31	+23	61

Full Table

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4	David Alaba
22	Antonio Rüdiger
6	Nacho
17	Lucas Vázquez
18	Aurélien Tchouaméni
19	Dani Ceballos
11	Marco Asensio
9	Karim Benzema
20	Vinícius Júnior
21	Rodrygo

Real Madrid Substitutes:

Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos, Luis López, Mariano, Eden Hazard, Federico Valverde, Dani Carvajal, Luka Modric, Éder Militão, Andriy Lunin, Álvaro Odriozola, Jesús Vallejo.

Villarreal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Pepe Reina (GK)
4	Pau Torres
23	Aïssa Mandi
24	Alfonso Pedraza
8	Juan Foyth
10	Dani Parejo
16	Álex Baena
39	Ramón Terrats
17	Giovani Lo Celso
21	Yeremy Pino
11	Samuel Chukwueze

Villarreal Substitutes:

Kiko Femenía, Jorge Cuenca, Manu Trigueros, José Luis Morales, Carlo García, Filip Jörgensen, Haissem Hassan, Johan Mojica, Alberto Moreno.

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